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Re:Binance served crypto traders in Iran despite U.S. sanctions by ceejayoz on Monday July 11, 2022 @08:57AM (#32055572)
> That November, Binance informed traders in Iran it would no longer serve them, telling them to liquidate their accounts.

Sure seems like they thought they were subject to them.

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Re:Binance served crypto traders in Iran despite U.S. sanctions by olalonde on Tuesday July 12, 2022 @01:54AM (#32066152)
Not necessarily. The owner of Binance is a Canadian citizen, so it seems more likely to me that he was complying with Canadian sanctions on Iran.
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